2025 Year in Review

On December 23, we marked our 26th year providing digital services to clients in 23 states, with our team working from 16 states. To date, GovWebworks has worked in or with 32 states, or 64 percent of the union. That’s nearly two thirds of the country, and enough miles, time zones, and perspectives to keep us learning, adapting, and building better solutions every day. From coast to coast, our reach reflects years of trusted partnerships, repeat collaborations, and teams who know how to work together no matter the distance.

As president and founder, Justin Davis, said at the annual holiday gathering, “You can’t always evaluate success based on a 12-month period. You have to look at a broader range to realize how far we have come in the past 26 years. The three Ps of persistence, patience, and productivity have added up over time to really big things.”

GovWebworks/Portland Webworks team at the 2025 annual holiday party at Via Vecchia in Portland, Maine

Here’s to reaching the remaining 36 percent of the country in the years to come!

Learn more about our management and project teams, and scroll down to find out about the clients served this year and which team members and industry experts made it to the top 6 blogs of 2025.

Thank you to our employees, clients, and partners for all you do to make this another wonderful year!

2025 year in review

Overview of some of our 2025 accomplishments, with details below:

• 1 design award
• 3 top blog winners
• 5 People’s Choice awards
• 6 events attended
• 7 completed projects
• 8 projects in process
• 10 decade-plus full-time employees
• 12 ongoing clients
• 23 states served
• 49 employees in 16 states
• 250 volunteer hours donated by PWW Gives Back
• 470 Drupal credits

1 design award

The following client website was recognized by a national design award this year.

1. W3 Award (opens in a new tab) Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks earned a silver award for excellence in Government/State website design.

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks home page

3 winning blogs

Every December we reward the employees who authored the top three most popular blogs (based on Google Analytics) from the six most popular blogs of 2025.

1. Front-End to Full-Stack Drupal A React developer’s download at Drupal Camp Asheville The road from Greenville to Asheville was short, but the leap I was about to make, from front-end to full-stack Drupal, felt huge. Ryan Olsen**August 14, 2025
2. Senior-Friendly Digital Design 6 friction-free reminders that make a difference for everyone Senior-friendly digital design choices, like clear labels, simple navigation, and clean layouts, can make the difference between frustration and confidence online. Tracy Totman & Jenni Hewes**September 3, 2025
3. Applying Theory of Constraints Agile consultant Kevin Callahan on using Theory of Constraints to manage uncertainty Does your organization have a plan for when there’s more work than you can handle? Or not enough work? Or when the amount of work coming down the pipe is uncertain? Kevin Callahan**June 30, 2025

Plus three runners up:

• Paving the Way with Data Kellen Burns on managing online content with Drupal at MoDOT At the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), insights from road usage trends help ensure the right information reaches the public at the right time, making the difference between a smooth commute and a traffic jam. GWW Staff**July 30, 2025
• Five Focusing Steps to Success How to improve flow in knowledge work with the Theory of Constraints The Five Focusing Steps of ToC are some of the most powerful tools I know for improving delivery performance—whether in manufacturing, software, or government IT. Kevin Callahan**November 3, 2025
• Expanding Access to Career Support Kim Moore on Maine Department of Labor’s Work Source Maine Virtual CareerCenter “Mainers struggle with access to physical CareerCenter sites because of challenges like distance to drive, access to transportation, caregiving responsibilities, and more,” notes Kim Moore, Director of the Bureau of Employment Services at the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) on the need for expanding access to career support. GWW Staff**June 2, 2025

Front-End to Full-Stack Drupal by Ryan Olsen is the most popular blog of 2025

5 People’s Choice winners

Our People’s Choice awards are presented at the company holiday party every December to the employees who received the most votes from team members in each category.

1. Most Valuable Player Karyl Hazard, Project Manager “Karyl shows up every day with an attitude that she’s going to do what it takes to support her teams, and our clients. At the same time, she recognizes that the work we do is about people, and she does a great job making sure we’re proceeding in a sustainable way. She balances the hard work we need to do with taking care of the people involved.”
2. Grace Under Pressure Brett Kana, UX Designer “Brett is always there to jump in for the team/project. Whether it is for designing new features, supporting clients or collaborating with team members, he has proven to be a reliable resource for discovering solutions, and he brings calm and order to his work and clients.”
3. Most Versatile Chris Makrides, Developer “Chris doesn’t just accept the project opportunities that come his way, he uses each one as a learning opportunity to gain knowledge and experience with an eagerness and enthusiasm that is both refreshing and contagious.”
4. Top Innovator Adam Kempler, Developer “Adam brings leadership and human intelligence to our pursuits relating to artificial intelligence.”
5. Mentor Star David Read, Quality Assurance “David Read works hard to moderate accessibility needs both for clients and internally. He does a wonderful job educating on and explaining sometimes difficult topics.”

Clockwise from upper left: Most Versatile: Chris Makrides, Grace Under Pressure: Brett Kana, Most Valuable Player: Karyl Hazard, Mentor Star: David Read,Top Innovator: Adam Kempler

6 events attended

We sponsored and attended the following professional events around the country this year.

1. DrupalCamp Asheville, North Carolina Front-End to Full-Stack Drupal – blog recap
2. Drupal GovCon, Maryland Drupal GovCon 2025 Recap – blog recap
3. NASWA Summit, Dallas Doing More With Less for Workforce Development – blog recap
4. New England Drupal Camp (NED Camp) NED Camp (opens in a new tab) – website
5. Maine JS Meetups (at the PWW office) Maine JS (opens in a new tab) – website
6. M-Enabling Summit 2025: Digital Accessibility Innovation M-Enabling Summit (opens in a new tab) – website

Brett, Alison, and Karyl at the NASWA Summit in Dallas

7 projects completed

1. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare: Various projects
2. Maine Department of Education’s MOOSE: Semantic search
3. Maine Department of Labor: Virtual Job Center
4. Maine Department of Labor: Work Source Maine
5. Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance: Drupal partner
6. Missouri Department of Social Services: Design and discovery
7. New Hampshire Judicial: Usability study

8 projects in progressIdaho Department of Health and Welfare

1. Alfond Scholarship Foundation
2. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare: Various projects
3. Illinois Student Assistance Commission
4. Maryland Auto Insurance
5. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
6. Nevada Department of Education
7. New York Courts
8. United States Department of Energy: Fermilab

10 decade-plus employees

1. Justin (1999) 2. Chris (2000)

2. Tom (2008) 4. Alison (2011)

3. Kevin (2013) 6. Diane (2013)

4. Ezra (2013) 8. Evan (2014)

5. Joseph (2015) 10. Gilbert (2015)

12 ongoing clients

1. Center for the New Energy Economy
2. Colorado Department of Natural Resources
3. Colorado Judicial Branch
4. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
5. Iowa Department of Education
6. Maine Judicial Branch
7. Missouri Department of Conservation
8. Missouri Department of Transportation
9. Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
10. Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
11. Vermont Judiciary
12. Washington Public Disclosure Commission

16 employee & 23 client states

GWW has worked in and with the states of Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington DC, Washington

250 hours volunteered

Team members donated a combined total of approximately 250 hours to the following charities in 2025:

1. Maine Needs (opens in a new tab) – walk and gift kits to donate basic material goods to individuals and families in Maine
2. Portland Trails (opens in a new tab) – maintenance at Presumpscot River Preserve
3. Blue Ocean Society (opens in a new tab) – cleanup at Willard Beach
4. Santa Fe Conservation Trust (opens in a new tab) – maintenance on La Tierra trails
5. Greenville County (opens in a new tab) – cleanup on Enoree River

The PWW Gives Back crew at the Presumpscot River Preserve

470 Drupal credits

Our developers have contributed the following time to Drupal, and the number keeps going up!

• 470 Drupal credits (opens in a new tab) and 19 projects

Learn more

• GovWebworks Team Spotlights: Meet our Creative, Quality Assurance, Drupal, Software Development, and Project Management teams
• View Job Openings: Find your home with us

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